Sierra Leonean Claims To Developed The Cure For Breast Cancer

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A Sierra Leonean student identified as Sandra Musujusu is said to have developed another substitute, other than chemotherapy, for the treatment of breast cancer.



 A student of the African University of Science and Technology, Abuja,Nigeria, Musujusu, is conducting a research using macro-molecular science is targeted at advancing bio-degradable polymer material which could be used as a replacement for the treatment of breast cancer in time to come.

The student's claim was made public when the  World Bank Education Director, Dr Jaime Saavedra Chanduvi, accompanied by his team visited the University as part of his assessment tour of the 10 African Centres of Excellence (ACE) centres.

The World Bank has devoted about $10 billion for the ACE project in Nigeria, as part of it's efforts to motivate the performance of cutting-edge research and specialisation of the beneficiaries institutions in specific development problems faced in Nigeria and  the African continent in general.

Musujusu stated  that her research targets the triple negative breast cancer which is the aggressive sub-type of breast cancer that is common with women of Africa descent.

Musujusu, a Sierra-Leonian national, is conducting the research under the sponsorship of the Pan African Materials Institute (PAMI).

''I believe there is a bright future for Africa, and as a woman there is much more we can do if we are empowered. This award given to me by PAMI has empowered me to face my studies with more confidence and actually contribute to the frontier of knowledge and move Africa forward'' she said.

This claim which was first made public in 2017 in yet to be approved by any medical association. It is unclear, if or not her research findings will be adopted as an alternative treatment of Cancer by the medical world.

As of now, breast cancer which often begins  with cells in the milk-producing ducts is still one of the most aggressive type of cancer claiming the lives of women.

According to a publication made by Mayo Clinic, Doctors estimate that about 5 to 10 percent of breast cancers are linked to gene mutations passed through generations of a family.